The existence of intellectuals is more ubiquitous today than ever. Many are those who contend for public attention, credibility, and money as a reward for their wits, not to mention the very status of intellectual.

T h ere are few more incredible stories than the one Tommy Dorsey wrote himself. In his short life this poor son of a Pennsylvania coal miner became world famous, amassed millions of dollars in record sales, made millions more in radio programming, appeared in movies, and most importantly, personally led theTommy Dorsey Orchestra with his trombone in dance halls and hotels all over America.

Wario is a recurring character in the Mario franchise. He is an obese, muscular, hot-tempered, and greedy man, and Mario’s yellow-and-purple clad arch-rival. He usually appears as an anti-hero, or in some cases an antagonist. His name is a combination of Mario’s name and the Japanese word warui, meaning "bad".

THE SPIKE. It was late-afternoon. Forty-nine of us, forty-eight men and one woman, lay on the green waiting for the spike to open. We were too tired to talk much.